Abstract: According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a content provision module which selectively provides a plurality of items of content, and an audio source separation module which separates a voice component and a background sound component from an audio signal of the content, and sets different levels of volume, and a television apparatus connected to the server apparatus through a network includes an instruction module which instructs selection of the content to the content provision module of the server apparatus and instructs execution of an audio source separation process to the audio source separation module, and a playback module which plays back the content provided from the server apparatus in response to the instruction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a content provision module which selectively provides a plurality of items of content, and an audio source separation module which separates a voice component and a background sound component from an audio signal of the content, and sets different levels of volume, and a television apparatus connected to the server apparatus through a network includes an instruction module which instructs selection of the content to the content provision module of the server apparatus and instructs execution of an audio source separation process to the audio source separation module, and a playback module which plays back the content provided from the server apparatus in response to the instruction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content receiver includes a receiver and a display module. The receiver receives list information from a server that manages a plurality of contents to be delivered each in association with tag information in which information unique to the content is registered as a registered value with respect to each of a plurality of predetermined items. In the list information, identifiers each of which identifies each of the contents are associated with any of the predetermined items determined as a classification item. The display module classifies the identifiers contained in the list information based on the type of the registered value with respect to the classification item contained in the list information, and displays the identifiers on a display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a playback control apparatus includes a receiver, a memory, and a playback controller. The receiver is configured to receive data streams corresponding to a content in turn for each predetermined-length stream having a predetermined length. The memory is configured to sequentially store the predetermined-length streams received by the receiver. The playback controller is configured to control the receiver to start reception of the predetermined-length stream and to execute a playback process for playing back the predetermined-length streams stored in the memory in turn in response to a playback instruction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content processing apparatus has an interface circuit connected to one or more external devices, and a control circuit which executes plural kinds of content processing to access the one or more external devices simultaneously and in parallel. The control circuit includes a CPU configured to set an order of priority for plural kinds of content processing, and limit processing operation sequentially from lower priority content processing, as load increases and disables simultaneous parallel execution of plural kinds of content processing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, when a recording process of transferring, via an output buffer, received broadcast contents over a network and recording them on external recording equipment and an acquisition process of acquiring, via an input buffer, AV contents obtained from external equipment over the network are carried out concurrently, the amount of data to be acquired by the acquisition process is limited when the amount of data stored in the output buffer has reached a preset value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content processing apparatus has an interface circuit connected to one or more external devices, and a control circuit which executes plural kinds of content processing to access the one or more external devices simultaneously and in parallel. The control circuit includes a CPU configured to set an order of priority for plural kinds of content processing, and limit processing operation sequentially from lower priority content processing, as load increases and disables simultaneous parallel execution of plural kinds of content processing.

Abstract: A content storage management apparatus includes: a content input section to which content data including content and attribute information of the content are input; a content information storage section that stores the input content data and meta-information in an external storage device connected to the apparatus via a network, the meta-information being obtained for the content by analyzing the attribute information; a content classification information storage section that extracts classification information from the meta-information for the content and stores the classification information in a content information file on the external storage device; a content extraction section that extracts the content matching a specific type of the classification information from the content information file to be displayed as a list; and a listing information output section that outputs listing information for displaying the content matching the specific type of the classification information based on the extracted c

Abstract: A device control apparatus includes: an interface connectable to at least one device having a power-saving function of stopping an action of a storage unit when a state that the storage unit is not accessed continues for more than a given time; a test data writing unit transmitting a writing command of test data to the storage unit through the interface in an interval shorter than the given time, when the device is connected to the interface; and a test data deleting unit transmitting to the device a deleting command to delete the test data in correspondence with a reception of a response to the writing command, the response being indicating writing completion and sent back from the device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, when a recording process of transferring, via an output buffer, received broadcast contents over a network and recording them on external recording equipment and an acquisition process of acquiring, via an input buffer, AV contents obtained from external equipment over the network are carried out concurrently, the amount of data to be acquired by the acquisition process is limited when the amount of data stored in the output buffer has reached a preset value.